BWF alleges the couple owes more than $15,000 in unpaid fees from a 2008 polo event.

"It was an affidavit for debtors interrogatory," Steve Winter, president of BWF, said. "It means they'll have to appear in court to discuss their financial means -- how they are capable of paying off the debt."

According to one BWF employee, when Michaele's husband Tareq was handed the documents, he dropped them on the floor. When the process server tried to deliver them again, Tareq dropped the papers a second time and called security.

That same night, fellow castmate Catherine Ommanney told UsMagazine.com she was glad that Salahi was a no-show at the official premiere party.